diff --git a/docs/screenshots/model-footer-floating-tooltip.png b/docs/screenshots/model-footer-floating-tooltip.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a059360b8
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/screenshots/model-footer-floating-tooltip.png differ
diff --git a/src/toad/conversation_kind.py b/src/toad/conversation_kind.py
index fdc6ab9b0..6c37c1778 100644
--- a/src/toad/conversation_kind.py
+++ b/src/toad/conversation_kind.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def prompt(cls, target):
 
     @classmethod
     async def agent_info(cls, comms, target):
-        return await asyncio.to_thread(comms.agents.agent_info_of, target)
+        return await asyncio.to_thread(comms.configuration.answer, target)
 
     @classmethod
     def seen_page(cls, history, seen):
diff --git a/src/toad/screens/main.tcss b/src/toad/screens/main.tcss
index 6477e01a1..76fcfd78f 100644
--- a/src/toad/screens/main.tcss
+++ b/src/toad/screens/main.tcss
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+WorkspaceScreen {
+    /* Float sidebars above session content while keeping Screen's tooltip
+       layer front-most. */
+    layers: default comms-sidebar;
+}
+
 Note,MarkdownNote {    
     padding: 0 1 0 0;
     &.-error {
diff --git a/src/toad/widgets/comms_chat.py b/src/toad/widgets/comms_chat.py
index a1617135d..e13f7b824 100644
--- a/src/toad/widgets/comms_chat.py
+++ b/src/toad/widgets/comms_chat.py
@@ -374,7 +374,10 @@ async def _refresh_labels(self, comms, changed: bool, newly_announced: bool, rea
         elif info is not None:
             self.status = " · ".join(
                 value
-                for value in (info.model or "", info.context_label)
+                for value in (
+                    info.model or "",
+                    info.context_usage.label if info.context_usage is not None else "",
+                )
                 if value
             )
         else:
diff --git a/src/toad/widgets/prompt.py b/src/toad/widgets/prompt.py
index b729567cb..710de0fea 100644
--- a/src/toad/widgets/prompt.py
+++ b/src/toad/widgets/prompt.py
@@ -806,10 +806,12 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
             for kind in InfoPopup.members_with(InfoPopup):
                 if (popup := kind.for_prompt(self)) is not None:
                     yield popup
-            with containers.HorizontalGroup(id="info-container"):
+        with containers.HorizontalGroup(id="info-container"):
+            if not self.simple_input:
                 yield AgentInfo()
                 yield CondensedPath().data_bind(path=Prompt.display_directory)
-                yield StatusLine(markup=False).data_bind(status=Prompt.status)
+            yield StatusLine(markup=False).data_bind(status=Prompt.status)
+            if not self.simple_input:
                 yield ModeSwitcher()
                 yield ModeInfo("mode")
 
diff --git a/src/toad/widgets/side_bar.py b/src/toad/widgets/side_bar.py
index eb759f8c0..749a8d4c0 100644
--- a/src/toad/widgets/side_bar.py
+++ b/src/toad/widgets/side_bar.py
@@ -752,7 +752,8 @@ def _apply_layout(self, resolved) -> bool:
                     geometry.x + width - self.screen.size.width)
         self.set_styles(width=width, min_width=width, max_width=width,
                         dock=placement.side if not shared else "none",
-                        position="absolute", overlay="screen", offset=(offset_x, 0))
+                        position="absolute", overlay="none", layer="comms-sidebar",
+                        offset=(offset_x, 0))
         if handle := self.query_one_optional(SidebarResizeHandle):
             handle.display = not self.collapsed
         if self._panels_loaded and (controls := self.query_one_optional("#sidebar-controls")):